Christopher F Barnes

Christopher F. Barnes is an Associate Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, with adjunct status as a Principal Research Engineer at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI). He holds a Ph.D. from Brigham Young University (1989) and has over 27 years of experience in radar signal processing, software engineering, and applied research. His research focuses on synthetic aperture radar (SAR) analysis, data mining, and image/video-driven technologies with applications in remote sensing, medical imaging, and seismology.

Dr. Barnes' expertise includes radar imaging algorithms, software architectures for radar systems, and object-oriented programming. He pioneered methods for three-dimensional coherently fused SAR imaging and developed image-driven systems for hurricane damage assessments and bioinformatics. His work in video tracking and content-based search leverages residual vector quantization and machine vision techniques.

Notable achievements include the Georgia Tech Outstanding Professional Education Award (2009) and an Interdisciplinary Research Initiative Award (2006). His contributions span over 140 publications and one patent, with research supported by defense and academic collaborations.

Dr. Barnes teaches SAR at professional and graduate levels and advises research in video-driven data mining and medical imaging applications. His current projects explore AI-driven SAR analysis and advanced radar system architectures.